Editing Remote call forwarding (section)

==Remote Access to Call Forwarding==
Remote Call Forwarding (RCF) requires neither a physical telephone set nor physical input by customer to get calls forwarded.

In this respect, it differs from the (similarly named) Remote Access to Call Forwarding in that the number is attached to a physical line where it rings normally until a call is made to a remote number to enable redirection.

To activate Remote Access to Call Forwarding, a subscriber calls a provider-supplied Remote Access Directory Number, enters the telephone number of the line to be redirected along with a [[personal identification number]] (PIN), a [[vertical service code]] (such as 72# or *73) and the number to which the calls are to be forwarded.

Remote Access to Call Forwarding allows incoming calls to be diverted and answered elsewhere if a subscriber cannot use their telephone normally (for instance, the number is assigned to a lost or stolen wireless handset or to a landline in need of repair service). In some cases, a business which subscribes to standard [[call forwarding]] (*72) may be able to request temporary redirection of inbound calls when calling a telco repair service number (such as 6-1-1) to report a line outage.